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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1921)
IS w- . , REQUIRE INSPECTION THE. STJXDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTIiAND, JU1T 17, 1021 FIRST PACIFIC COAST GOODYEAR TIRE AND ITS COUNTERPART ONE YEAR LATER. 'A '4 , ook at Wiring Diagram Helps Solve Difficulties. ( l I'll j f if f i LAWS FOUND IN BULBS udy of Basic Principles 3Teces sary to Know How to Find Troubles With Lighting. .1- i : i THE UNIVERSAL CAR -fif,' 17-"" I i ! f $ MM U Ti . U 4 Trouble In the starting: and light g system Is something that fills the ul of the average car owner with -ead. Tet a careful look at the wir g diagram -of his car will serve to Travel most difficulties, especially ' he understands a few basic prin ples. which we purpose explaining this story. The electric starting and lighting "Stem of the car usually consists of generator and starting motor, ther separate or Included In a single -Lit; a storage battery, which is arged by the generator and then eda its current to the starting otor and to the lamps. Then there & cutout which connects and dis nnects the generator to or from the ittery at slow engine speeds, and lerft la also a device to regulate the larging rate to conform to the serv e usually demanded of the car. tiese, with various wires, switches, mps etc, complete the system. Meter Ofter Troublesome. To "begin with, there Is mounted on e dash of the modern car a meter ' some type to register the charge nd discharge of the battery, so that ie oriver can tell how the starting id lighting system is functioning, hen the starting pedal Is depressed ie meter begins to register dis laree because the battery is being -awn upon for current to turn the arting motor over. Sometimes the eter gets out of order. "When the otor is not running and when the 5hta .are not burning the hand of ie meter should register zero. If does not so register the hand is nt or the magnet of the instru ent may be weak or the return ring may not be strong enough. If ie error is more than a trifling one ie meter should be Inspected in- rnally. v lbration and excessive 'ltage sometimes cause derange ent in these meters, and in this case ie car owner had better take the strument to the service station. It is not often that mechanical oubles afflict the starting and qrhting system. Wear in the bear gs of the generator and 'starting otor is the commonest mechanical 1. Sometimes there is trouble in the nkage or In the gearing and in the echanlcal governor. With - these oubles the car owner can cope Just ) easily as those In other parts of ie mechanism. Electrical troubles obviously are mong the commonest that occur In is system and they are mostly used by open circuits pr shorts. In e former case there will be no flow f current at all, while in the latter n flow will be In the wrong dlrec- on. whereby the actual work of the -stem is slighted, as when one lin gered wire touches another on a fferent circuit. Inspection Is Needed. It Is necessary to Inspect the entire iring system at frequent intervals. xjauso open circuits and shorts are kely to occur at any time. The laling through of the Insulation of wire is enough to prevent the cur nt from flowing to the place where is needed. Constant vigilance is the rice of starting and lighting effi ency. There are two methods of running is wires from the battery to the mps, etc.. known respectively -as ngle and double wiring. In the iuble wiring system two wires are -ed. one to carry the current to s place, where it is needed, and an- Lher to bring it back to the bat- ry. In the single wire system one ire carries the current out, while ie return Is accomplished through ie metal of the car's frame. If the ire of a Bingle wire system is ripped of its insnlation and touches i metal of the car a short circuit established and the part served by iat wire will not operate at all; if Is a lamp it will not burn. In- the ?CHwlr system a short does not nn so easily, as two wires must out of business to causa It. The terminals are a source of trreat rouble In this system. One noor rminal connection may put the hole system out of order, or it may mply prevent one of the units work ;g properly. In case of trouble in HTt these-parts. If the starting motor does not turn ie engine over snapplly and if the ehts do not burn with due radiance ie trouble is probably caused bv the ittery. If the lamps do not burn roperly but the starter seems to be orKingall right obviously the light ( end of the system should be in lected. The best way to attack the latter is to begin at one end of the ne and work right down to the ther. Start at the bulbs and work ick to the battery, examining on ie way. Bulbs Cnnne Trouble. Sometimes the trouble will be found '.gilt In the bulbs, which have burned ut or have suffered broken fila-1 tents through excessive vibration, I louRh this will seldom happen to -vo bulbs at once. The connectors iat lead to the lamps may be loose r the contact points may be cor ded. Next examine the wiring back the switch. See that all wires are illy insulated. In a one-wire sys m see that that wire is fastened ) the metal to whith it is attached, l cases where a function box is scd there may be a short in this ox or the connection hers may be ose or dirty. If there are fuses in ie wire a fuse may have blown out r the fuse connection may be poor or irroded. If after installing a new ase that blows out the trouble is l the eystem in general from the ffects of excessive current supply, onie systems employ circuit break rs instead of fuses. Switches are another seat of trou le, through dirt, looseness, poor ad Jstment, etc. Every switch should e inspected in case of trouble. Most larting and lighting systems today w;nd a cut-out which disconnects he battery from the generator circuit hen the engine is running slowly, suaiiy at ten miles an hour car peed. The ordinary form is electro lasnetloaUy operated and the mag- etic points should be kept clean. The utout terminals, if they become Irty or loose, will cause trouble. If he cut-out does not operate proper s' under-charging may result with artery ills in consequence. Finally, it is best to use a wiring iasrram of the car in hunting for rouble, so that each circuit may be arefully followed from end to end. f the owner has not a diagram it vill be supplied by the car manufao- urtr or the. nearest service station. t 1 i m I 1. i Mti,.,. 5 .1 A I - "t It lrt)li..-ftV:- - V-iW- ' .-.V H TWO TIRES PRODUCED BT BIO I,OS ANCELES PUST, WHICH GO TO MXJSETTW. In May, 1919, the present site of the big plant of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber company of California at Los Angeles was a cabbage field. Eleven months later, in June, 1920, the cabbage patch had been transformed into a group of buildings of concrete and steel, representing one of the largest industrial establishments west of the Mississippi river. In the photo above, just received from Los Angeles, is shown at the left the first tire turned out by the Goodyear plafit in California, the date bein&T June 14, 1920. At the right Is shown tire No. 345.012, one of the many tires turned out on June 14. 1921, Just one year later. The two tires have been placed on display in the exhibition hall of the chamber of commerce at Los Angeles. SUMMER DRiViNG RULES TRUCK OPERATORS ARE GIVEX POINTERS BT EXPERTS. Check Vp Operation of Machine to Prevent Overheating and Damage, Is Advice. Summer days, the days when the hard-working motor truck la called opon to render its very best service at a time when operating conditions are the least conducive, are here. Now is the time to examine the radiating system of the truck, make what re pairs are necessary' and get it ready to function properly, according to truck experts. Overheating means increased oper ating' expense and lost efficiency. Overheating and other' common hot weather troubles usually are due to lack of forethought and mistakes that can be avoided easily. The main points which require attention are briefly outlined by A. F. Masury, chief engineer of the International Motor company, manufacturers of Mack trucks. 1. Do you understand the truck's cooling system thoroughly? If not, now is the time to-go over it carefully and find out all there Is to know about It. See that the flow of water Is not impeded by any sort of ob struction and that the overflow pipe is not bent below the level of the base of the radiator filler. Be sure that the overflow pipe Is not clogged or flattened. 2. Is fhe raidator clean? The front of the radiator should be free from dirt, , license plates and signs. Also the back of the radiator should be -unobstructed, so that nothing will impede the circulation of the air. 3. Are the hose connections water tight, and is the hose in good condi tion? Be sure that the rubber has not been affected during the winter. Only the best quality rubber hose should be used, as the inside tubing of cbeap hose Is easily worn away and the rubber particles carried along with the water clog up the radiator. 4. Does the fan turn freely and is the belt tension right? The fan should be clean and its bearings should be well greased. A good test is to turn the fan by hand with the engine shut off. If it is possible to slip the belt easily, but not possible to spin the fan, the tension is right. 6. Is the carburetor choke In proper repair, so that it opens all the way? Better open the seasonal shut ter on the hot-air tube. Is the float level correct? If too high, slight flooding will cause an over-rich mix ture. ft. Does the Ignition system furnish a spark of sufficient strength? A weak spark due to excessive lubri cation of the magneto, dirty breaker or distributor, of weak magnets, will have an effect similar to late spark timing and overheating will result. 7. Are the valve tappets properly adjusted? They should have from .008 to .010 inch clearance, which may be gauged by about the thickness of an ordinary postcard. 8. Are the cylinders free from car bon? If not, remove It. 9. Is the oil in the crankcase clean? Gasoline, dirt or other for eign substances will impair the qual ity of the oil in the crankcase, re sulting in overheated parts due to in sufficient lubrication. The oil reser voir should be drained every 1500 miles, the walls thoroughly cleaned and a fresh supply of oil should then be put into the crankcase. 10. Are you using the right grade of oil? Because of the increased temperatures it is often advisable in summer to use a heavier grade of oil than in winter. 11. Are the exhaust pipe and muf fler clean? Practically 40 per cent of the heat of combustion escapes through the exhaust. It follows, there fore, that if any part of the exhaust system is obstructed, a part of this heat must be carried off by the cool ing water, which will naturally raise Its temperature. 12. Are the brakes free? A drag ging brake will cause overheating in hot weather that might not occur In cool weather. BRISCOE SERVES AS OFFICE Tour Manager for Good Roads Trip Selects Delivery Car. Two hundred cars to pilot over a f'lOO-mile Journey. 9300 meals to pro vide for, 200 sleeping accommodations to prepare every night. These are a few of the duties which fall upon the orflce of Tour Manager Kdenburn in the seventh international good roads tour around Lake Superior. To handle all these details, he must carry an "office on wheels," and this year he has selected a Briscoe light delivery wagon which will be equipped like a modern office. The Briscoe selected for the Job is of the panel type and as Mr. Eden burn says, "Was chosen because it is light and speedy and can cover the necessary ground in keeping track of such a large traveling aggrega tion." Each year prominent men of the United States and Canada combine In making the international good roads tour a memorable event. The as sociation began seven years ago and has since grown in prominence and membership. The objects of the as sociation are to take an active part in all. matters pertaining not only to the construction of good roads in the United States and Canada, but to recommend roads, that are direct and form shorter routes between larger centers of population of both countries. The tour this summer will extend from Detroit partially around Lake Superior, crossing Lake Superior and terminating in Detroit. The party of motorists from two countries will travel on an accurate schedule, mak ing addresses in all principal cities on the subject of good roads. BOX SCOUTS TO YELLOWSTOXE Xash Truck Is Service Wagon for Automobile Cavalcade. Accompanying 190 Boy Scouts en route by automobile, from Clinton, Ia to Tellowstone national park in a Nash two-ton truck thoroughly equipped for "first aid" service. Wherever trouble is encountered Nash service is rendered. Edward Beguhn, secretary of the executive committee in charge of the long tour, is in com mand of the service truck. More than GO automobiles are in the cavalcade, which elncs early in July has been winding its way across the country with its cargo of Joyous passengers. It was stipulated by the Clinton council of the Boy Scouts of America that each scout who wished to participate in the one-month out ing would first have to earn the pre scribed fee $25 by his own Individual effort. That served only to give added zest to the occasion and for weeks prior to the closing of reservations many odd Jobs In and about Clinton were performed by willing hands and sav ings accounts in the Clinton banks began to grow. The day the boys departed on their long trip, business practically suspended and the whole city of Clinton was on hand to cheer and wave good-bye. The tourists will remain a week In Tellowstone park as guests of the United States government. Motor-propelled vehicles are in al most universal use for fire depart ments in cities, towns and boroirghs in the United States, IS HIGHWAYS NEAR ALBANY BE- LVS PUT IX BETTER SHAPE, Albany and Harrisbnrg Detoor on Pacific Highway Declared to Be Best Now. ALBANY, Or., July 16. (Special.) Considerable improvement work dur ing the past two weeks has placed the road to Cascadia, Linn county's leading mountain resort, which is sit uated on the South Santiam river 45 miles southeast of Albany, in pretty good condition. This repairing work has been done on the road above Foster, which was the only part occa sioning motorists ' serious trouble. This part of the road run through timber and was traveled early In the season when it was very wet, with the result that big ruts and holes were left when the road "dried out. The recent work has been smoothing up these holes and this road is in much better shape now than , at any time for many months: " Practically all roads leading into the mountains in this section of the state are good now. Some of them are pretty rough after the hills are reached but can be negotiated with out difficulty. To avoid construction work on the Paqific highway through Linn county and also on the Corvallis-Junction City section of the west side highway, through traffic should follow the highway detour between Albany and Harrisburg. This detour is shorter than that on the west side road and Is much better traveling. The roads are good on this detour route all the way. Some motorists continue to complain that it is not s well marked as it should be and that they have trouble In missing it and getting off on side roads, but the route offers not only good traveling but:. -good scenery. Roads between Albany and Corvallis on both sides of the river are in good shape now. The road on the Benton county side is generally the better of the two, but it is now a little cuppy in places and the auto buses running; between Albany and Oorvallls are using the east side road, which is on the Linn county siae oi tne river, xnis roaa is inj tALLuuui ini&iT3 eAucpi. tur approxi mately one mile through the river bottom on the Corvallis end of the road. The road Is rather rough for that distance. Considerable work is being done now on, market roads in Linn county. Generally speaking, the roads be tween Albany and the other cities and towns of the county are good now. The road between Jefferson and Green's bridge across the North San tiam river has been heavily rocked lately, preparatory to future paving. This section of road is in Marion county. At the other end of Green's bridge, which is in. Linn county, work Is progressing on the project begun last year to place the road from Green's bridge to Scio 'In shape for paving. Much of tlfis road was grad ed and worKed last year, and this work is now progressing. Overload Should Be Watched. Rural motor express and other mo tor truck operators are protesting vigorously against the wave of re strictive legislation to limit weights of loads which threatens to cripple the trucking industry. Trucks are not wholly to blame for road failures. Invariably such laws result in over loading smaller sized trucks which all engineers agree will have a more harmful effect on the roads than the same load on trucks designed to carry such loads. Take Two Automobile Rides Today Take a ride in a touring car. Ford, closed car. Then take the same ride in a Just as much fresh air as you want and NO MORE. Just as much warmth as you need and NO MORE. A dear vision in all directions safe to drive anywhere.. The Ford Sedan gives you all the comfort and all the advan tages of an observation car. The new four to one gear ratio in Ford Sedans and Ford Coupes makes it possible to go anywhere in Oregon on mountain roads as well as city streets. And wherever you go, you will be comfortable. Get your Ford closed car today and drive comfortably all winter. Any Ford dealer will let you try one to prove its advantages. New 1921 Prices 1914-1915 Prices . Chassis (starter $70.00 additional) $345.00 $410.00 (without starter) Runabout (starter $70.00 additional) 370.00 440.00 (without starter) Touring (starter $70.00 additional) 415.00 490.00 (without starter) Sedan (with starter) 760.00 975.00 (without starter) Coupe (with starter) 695.00 750.00 (without starter) All Above Prices F. O. B. Detroit For Sale by the Following Authorized Ford Dealers Erancis Motor Car Co. Grand Avenue at Hawthorne Palace Garage Co. 12th Street at Stark Wm. L. Hughson Co. Broadway at Davis Dunning Motor Co. East Third at Broadway Talbot & Casey, Inc. East Ankeny at Grand Robinson-Smith Co. Sixth at Madison "EVERY OREGON DRIVER NEEDS A FORD CLOSED CAR" DEVICE WEIGHS LOADS TRUCKS EASILY CHECKED TJP BY SIMPLE METHOD. Delay and Inconvenience Avoided and Drivers Xo Longer Are Taken to Xearest Scales." With many states adopting legis lation regulating truck tire equipment and heavy loads oh public highways, authorities are becoming increasingly active in checking up to see that load limitations are not exceeded. Under the plan first used by most states having such regulations, mo torcycle officers, when they suspected an operator to be piloting a load above the maximum, hailed the offender and all proceeded to a publio scales. In the majority of cases the truck was not overloaded and the tire equip ment was of the correct size and type. So, considerable inconvenience, not to say expense, was unnecessarily in volved. According to a truck tire official of the Firestone Tire & Rubber company, there is now coming Into general use by these states an Ingenious and most practical machine known as the load ometer, which is a combined jack and weight Indicator. Placing one be neath each axle the truck and load is lifted clear of the road and at the same time weighed. When this op eration is completed the type and size of tire is checked up to see if it comes "within th state law, for the weight recorded. These tests not only enail the authorities to enforce the law, and assist in lt preservation, but they bring out tne interesting ract tnai truck tire dealers are demonstrating their Qualifications as transportation -exports, for instances are rare, if not non-existent, where the truck's tire equipment has been found out of ac cord with stats regulations, or the wrong. size and type according to the standard of- transportation engineers. This is not surprising, tor the truck tire dealer of today, when called upon to supply new equipment, first makes a careful analysis of all the condi tions under which the truck must op erate. The roads on which the truck must travel. !t9 usual type of load GROCERIES IN WHOLESALE LOTS TRAVEL THE MODERN MOTOR TRUCK WAY IS PORTLAND. 1 - ' i - i - ... 1 v K w - 4 Jft BSJB.UPI J ? f - . . . . J s ; Ti mm - .- a... di - w xry . -.. S.v. . . Iff- I - fr L 1 if ; : fm X:km.: ifSS iiiv-y f: : and the truck's capacity are closely considered and then, having based his decision on tables prepared by tire and transportation engineers, the tire dealer recommends thetype of tire cushions or pneumatics and signifies the correct size for front and rear wheels respectively. In this way not only Is the interest of the public served to the extent of close co-operation in the matter oi highway preservation, but the invest ment the truck operator has in nis truck is protected, as well.- when equipped with the proper size and type of tire. MOTORISTS SKEIXO AMERICA Demand for Stock Absorbers Indi cates More Driving. That motor car owners are "seeing America" this season more exten sively than ever before is the state ment mads by A. R. Arnot, presi dent of the Hassler Pacific company. "I make this statement based on the fact that car owners are buying accessories in larger numbers, as in dicated by our record-breaking sales on Hassler shock absorbers," said Mr. AraoU ' ."We . are selling more Easslers than ever before in Our history, and when motorists are paying so much attention to their cars it shows they are doing more driving,, and espe cially long driving, for the man about to take a long trip thinks of com fort and economy. "It is especially pleasing to me to see this tendency, for If more car owners . realized the added pleasure they could secure from their cars by taking trips to the many wonderful sightseeing places in this country, they would undoubtedly make the fullest .use of their cars in this way. It means they are learning mors about the real value of the auto mobile." Q OLD-TIME PHOTOS COLLECTED National Auto Club Doing Valu able Historic Work. As the direct result of the forma tion of the Old Timers' club, composed of men of the automotive Industries of five or more years continuous and unbroken service, there has been aroused a wide interest in the olden days. Many men of prominence to day have unearthed pictures of the 0 FS3SiL J THBEK OP FLEfT OF lXTEiLVATIOAL MOTOR TRICKS OPERATED BY HUDSON fc GRAM COMPAXV WHOLESALE GROCERS OS! THIS CITY. Federal dependability has been demonstrated so fully and frequently that praise now would be idle. Since 1903. 60 N. BROADWAY AT DAVIS v BROADWAY 321 A coastwise erra&Isatlom wit brancbe mt Sen dMdice, Oak land, Los AnR-elea. aa 0iego, Seattle. Portland. days of the pioneering of motoring as an Industry. Charles E. Miller, the automobile suDply man, of West Fifty-fourth street. New York, who was one of the charter members of the Automobile Club of America, brought forth recently a number of pictures of old-time days. Including a group taken at the first Chicago automobile show. In this group are many men who have passed on but all of the balance, ' with a few excep tions, are still prominent in the business. F. Ed. Spooner, secretary of the Old Timers' club. 420 Book building, Detroit, is getting together these pictures of' the first cars of promi nent makers, and of prominent men who built cars in the early days but who failed to enter manufacturing. The collection Is a strong one al ready, but growing steadily In value. as so many have allowed these old- time pictures to go to waste. Many men of the olden days who did not hold pictures showing their early ef forts nave found that others had taken care of the omission, and some have found through the efforts of the Old Timers' club secretary, pictures which they had felt they would never see again. As the years go by the Old Timers' club collection will take on added value, and the secretary has sent out many letters of inquiry to men of! the Industry asking for the loan for copying of pictures known to be la possession of the member. All pic tures of value submitted will be copied and returned promptly to the tradesman. The years go by and these irrefutable records of early ef forts at designing and manufacturing take on value not to be computed ia dollars and cents. Fighting Mosqaitoes Along Roads. That road construction and main tenance should be so handled as to avoid leaving holes or improperly drained ditches and culverts in which stagnant water may accumulate and afford a breeding place for mos quitoes and thus contribute to the spread of diseases like fever and malaria is urged by the United States public health service. Health offi cers have suggested that all pits and ditches used by road contractors be filled up or cleaned out before they leave the work. In Georgia, New Jersey and other states mosqui toes have been found In large num bers in pits, holes, ditches and im properly drained culverts and in some cases disease has been traced directly to their presence. A bill to make the moving of a stolen automobile between states pun ishable by five years Imprisonment and J5000 fine was introduced recent ly in Washington by Senator Nelson of Minnesota. '5 ""- Z Hardy's tampers Friend The Call of the open road is irresistible ' Now is the time to answer the call The great playground and wonderland of America lies right at your door. The mountains, the seashore, Crater lake, Mt. Hood and Rainier and hundreds of other beauty spots are awaiting a visit from you. The favorite way, to reach these spots Is by motor; it gets you out into the open air and carries you right to the spot. All yotf need to make such a trip a pleas ure is to carry up-to-date camp equipment x and we can supply your needs in Tents, Folding Beds, Tables, Cots, Chairs, Stools, Nested Cooking Utensil Water Bags, Canteens, Gasoline Cook Stoves, Luggage Carriers, etc Visit our camp equipment department . and see our offerings. Honeyman Hardware Company TWO SALESROOMS Fourth, at Alder Park at Glisan